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The Merchants Association of Columbia County is sponsoring its annual Fair Scholarship Pageant on Oct. 27 at Greenbrier High School. Scholarships totaling $1,000 will be awarded. Contestants must be CSRA residents between 17 and 24 years of age. Deadline for entry is Oct. 21. Contact Pat Becton at pbecton@knology.net or (706) 863-7645, or call Debbie Zapata at (706) 863-3754.

The Merchants Association of Columbia County is sponsoring its annual Fair Scholarship Pageant on Oct. 27 at Greenbrier High School. Scholarships totaling $1,000 will be awarded. Contestants must be CSRA residents between 17 and 24 years of age. Deadline for entry is Oct. 21. Contact Pat Becton at pbecton@knology.net or (706) 863-7645, or call Debbie Zapata at (706) 863-3754.

There has been an increase of late in the number of people mistaking yellow jackets for honeybees and wanting them removed from their yards.

Yellow jackets become more aggressive this time of the year. This may be the reason for more sightings. The number of nests is highest in the fall, and this increases the demand for food. To protect the food in the nest, yellow jackets will sting anything near the nest.

The Augusta Civil War Roundtable meets at 6 p.m. Monday at Macaroni Grill on Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway in Augusta. There will be a presentation by Claibourne Darden, president of the Civil War Round­table of Washington, Ga. No reservations necessary. Contact Gwen Fulcher Young at gfy@gwenfulcheryoung.com or (706) 736-2909

Week Two brought in 79 entries with 40 contestants qualifying. One contestant picked all 10 games correctly, six contestants picked nine correctly, 16 picked eight correctly and 17 picked seven games correctly. Thirty-nine contestants did not pick at least seven correctly. Several entries were disqualified. Duplicate entries were submitted and disqualified. The rules are one entry per person with a total of two entries per household per week. Also, entries must be postmarked no later than Thursday.